682 
Etats-Unis, 1859 
Subjects Treated 
French-British-American relations in Central America; 
verification of flags of commercial vessels; revival of 
American ambitions in Cuba; Mexican revolution and U.S.; 
slave trade; domestic difficulties of U.S.; party politics 
in U.S.; Far East; Canadian difficulties; South American 
affairs; difficulties of French Consul in New Orleans. 
Important Documents 
Sartiges to Walewski 
Jan. 24. No. 163, considerations on problem 
of Cuba (ff . 127-132) . 
Mar. 14. No. 173, information on various transit 
companies interested in Nicaragua (ff . 224-229) . 
Sartiges to Cass 
1859, Dec. 26. Note verbale . confidential, on veri- 
fication of national flags of commercial vessels (ff . 140- 
141) . 
Walewski to Sartiges 
Feb. 16. Observations on Cuban policy of U.S. 
(ff. 179-180). 
Walewski to Mason 
c. Apr. 11. Memorandum, observations on Mason's 
memorandum concerning maritime rights (ff . 276-279) . 
